Mar 20, 2024, 2:25 pm
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Directly from SHARES:
NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES: **NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE A NAME ON A TICKET THAT INVOLVES A SIMPLE ERROR ON THE NAME, SUCH AS NICKNAME, MISSPELLING, OBVIOUS TYPO, NAME REVERSAL CHANGES WITH DOCUMENTATION OF MARRIAGE/DIVORCE. FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, UA MUST ENSURE ACCURATE APIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND IT MATCHES THE PASSPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAME ON THE TICKET CAN BE JON SMITH WHILE THE PASSPORT REFLECTS JONATHAN SMITH. APIS DATA MUST REFLECT JONATHAN SMITH - EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PASSPORT, BUT NAME CHANGE TO THE TICKET IS UNNECESSARY.
Just ensure APIS is correct and you should be golden.
NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES: **NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE A NAME ON A TICKET THAT INVOLVES A SIMPLE ERROR ON THE NAME, SUCH AS NICKNAME, MISSPELLING, OBVIOUS TYPO, NAME REVERSAL CHANGES WITH DOCUMENTATION OF MARRIAGE/DIVORCE. FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, UA MUST ENSURE ACCURATE APIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND IT MATCHES THE PASSPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAME ON THE TICKET CAN BE JON SMITH WHILE THE PASSPORT REFLECTS JONATHAN SMITH. APIS DATA MUST REFLECT JONATHAN SMITH - EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PASSPORT, BUT NAME CHANGE TO THE TICKET IS UNNECESSARY.
Just ensure APIS is correct and you should be golden.
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Directly from SHARES:
NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES: **NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE A NAME ON A TICKET THAT INVOLVES A SIMPLE ERROR ON THE NAME, SUCH AS NICKNAME, MISSPELLING, OBVIOUS TYPO, NAME REVERSAL CHANGES WITH DOCUMENTATION OF MARRIAGE/DIVORCE. FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, UA MUST ENSURE ACCURATE APIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND IT MATCHES THE PASSPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAME ON THE TICKET CAN BE JON SMITH WHILE THE PASSPORT REFLECTS JONATHAN SMITH. APIS DATA MUST REFLECT JONATHAN SMITH - EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PASSPORT, BUT NAME CHANGE TO THE TICKET IS UNNECESSARY.
Just ensure APIS is correct and you should be golden.
NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES: **NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE A NAME ON A TICKET THAT INVOLVES A SIMPLE ERROR ON THE NAME, SUCH AS NICKNAME, MISSPELLING, OBVIOUS TYPO, NAME REVERSAL CHANGES WITH DOCUMENTATION OF MARRIAGE/DIVORCE. FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, UA MUST ENSURE ACCURATE APIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND IT MATCHES THE PASSPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAME ON THE TICKET CAN BE JON SMITH WHILE THE PASSPORT REFLECTS JONATHAN SMITH. APIS DATA MUST REFLECT JONATHAN SMITH - EXACTLY AS SHOWN IN THE PASSPORT, BUT NAME CHANGE TO THE TICKET IS UNNECESSARY.
Just ensure APIS is correct and you should be golden.
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Archived posts -- UA ticket, account, ID name miss-match/spelling, order, concatenation issue[Archived]
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Jun 15, 2019, 9:08 am
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My name has a French and German spelling with 1 letter difference. My passport is with the French spelling but I traveled several time with the German last name spelling on my plane ticket.
Jun 15, 2019, 9:49 am
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I thought the IATA rule allowed for a discrepancy up to 3 letters?
Jun 15, 2019, 9:56 am
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Smith - Sit
Johnson - Jonso
Williams - Wiliam
OP says missing one letter from the middle and the last. I think it sort of depends on the last name. In the examples above, the first might be a problem, the second is ify and the last one probably ok. It may help if OP and daughter have same last name and they are all traveling together.
Johnson - Jonso
Williams - Wiliam
OP says missing one letter from the middle and the last. I think it sort of depends on the last name. In the examples above, the first might be a problem, the second is ify and the last one probably ok. It may help if OP and daughter have same last name and they are all traveling together.
Oct 16, 2019, 10:47 am
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Scare of my life when boarding pass eliminated last letter of first name...
For some reason, the displayed name on the check in kiosk eliminated a letter from my first name.
I re checked and the name on the record included the letter so I wasn't too worried.
Went thru TSA pre check no problem and the electronic version on the boarding pass on the app is fine.
Has anyone seen this before and also, wouldn't the TSA person make a Comment about it?
Not complaining in any way
I re checked and the name on the record included the letter so I wasn't too worried.
Went thru TSA pre check no problem and the electronic version on the boarding pass on the app is fine.
Has anyone seen this before and also, wouldn't the TSA person make a Comment about it?
Not complaining in any way
Oct 16, 2019, 11:13 am
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Oct 16, 2019, 11:28 am
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If this was the scare of your life, you are one of the luckiest people I have ever come across. Hope you stay away from haunted houses at Halloween.
Yes, this is not only common but routine. The BP only prints out so many characters and thus, if your surname (which is the key) is long, the system will truncate some number of letters from your given name.
Hence, SMITH, John is SMITH, John
but, SMITHSONIAN, Johnson is SMITHSONIAN, Jo
Nothing to worry about and is the IATA standard worldwide.
Yes, this is not only common but routine. The BP only prints out so many characters and thus, if your surname (which is the key) is long, the system will truncate some number of letters from your given name.
Hence, SMITH, John is SMITH, John
but, SMITHSONIAN, Johnson is SMITHSONIAN, Jo
Nothing to worry about and is the IATA standard worldwide.
Oct 16, 2019, 12:03 pm
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Happens to my wife all the time - long hypenated last name. Also happens to me quite often (though my name isn't really that long - 12 letters total).
Nov 18, 2021, 9:47 am
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Typo on Name a Problem and possible issue of ticket taxes? [RESOLVED]
So I have just discovered that my middle initial is incorrect on my MileagePlus account. It's an obvious typo and after discussions with the Customer Relations people that the UA website says such simple changes are easily accomplished without a legal name change document, it has now finally been corrected. But my reservations to LHR next month still show (and cannot be changed without significant expense) the wrong initial. I actually flew internationally with UA a couple of years ago, with the typo, which was the last time I've been anywhere. I know things are different in the time of Covid, and I know UA would like me to check in ahead of time to ensure I'm eligible to travel, but I can't because my passport is different from my reservation (by one initial). My husband and I do know and are comfortable meeting all the requirements for travel to the UK and back, as of this date. But will we have a problem checking in once we get to EWR?? The Reservations agent says my ticket shows as non-confirmed.
Nov 18, 2021, 10:26 am
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So I have just discovered that my middle initial is incorrect on my MileagePlus account. It's an obvious typo and after discussions with the Customer Relations people that the UA website says such simple changes are easily accomplished without a legal name change document, it has now finally been corrected. But my reservations to LHR next month still show (and cannot be changed without significant expense) the wrong initial. I actually flew internationally with UA a couple of years ago, with the typo, which was the last time I've been anywhere. I know things are different in the time of Covid, and I know UA would like me to check in ahead of time to ensure I'm eligible to travel, but I can't because my passport is different from my reservation (by one initial). My husband and I do know and are comfortable meeting all the requirements for travel to the UK and back, as of this date. But will we have a problem checking in once we get to EWR?? The Reservations agent says my ticket shows as non-confirmed.
David
Nov 18, 2021, 11:30 am
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This can cause issues getting pre-check. Otherwise, unless UA decides to be very difficult at check-in, it should not otherwise be a problem.